An unusual set of celestial circumstances came together over Sunday night and the wee hours of Monday for sky watchers in Europe, Africa and the Americas, where the moon was fully obscured before lighting up again with a faint red glow. In the streets of Mexico City, Los Angeles and Paris and in the Moroccan desert, moon gazers turned to the sky ...

Veteran artist Ablade Glover measures spaces on a canvas with a palette knife, then dabs on vibrant blue paint while the morning light pours into his Accra studio. The 84-year-old artist, educator and founder of the Artists Alliance Gallery in Ghana's capital has won national and international recognition for his work. He set up the gallery 2 ...

An unusual set of celestial circumstances comes together Sunday for skywatchers in Europe, Africa and the Americas, where a total lunar eclipse may be glimpsed, offering a view of a large, red Moon. The full Moon will appear bigger than normal because it is closer to the Earth -- about 222,000 miles (358,000 kilometers) away -- which earns it th ...

Regional powers hailed Felix Tshisekedi as DR Congo's incoming president on Sunday, despite claims by his opponents of an election stitch-up and the African Union earlier warning of serious doubts over the result. Announcing the final results of the much-delayed poll, the Constitutional Court threw out a legal challenge by runner-up Martin Fay ...

DR Congo's top court on Sunday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner of disputed presidential elections after throwing out a legal challenge by the runner-up. Announcing the final results of the much-delayed poll, the Constitutional Court said Tshisekedi had won by a simple majority, paving the way for him to take over from long ...

Five people have been killed in Burkina Faso in a clash between police and angry youths who went on the rampage at a police station after a young man was shot dead, the security ministry said Saturday. A crowd of about 100 youths stormed the police station in the western town of Orodara on Friday after the alleged gunman took shelter there follo ...

Mountain View, CA -- (Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019) In a 3-day Silicon Valley summit this month, change makers, investment experts, entrepreneurs and thought leaders will highlight the role of the African diaspora to aid in amplifying the continent s growth and abundance in key sectors in 2019. In a CNN article published in December 2018, writer Ki ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that a Canadian woman reported missing along with her Italian partner in Burkina Faso is believed to be alive. To the best of my knowledge, yes, Trudeau said in response to a reporter's question. With all that I know so far, I have not been told anything else other than that she is believed to be a ...

Ghanaian journalist Ahmed Husein, who helped expose corruption in African football, was hailed a national hero on Friday, as his friends and family gathered for his funeral. The 34-year-old reporter was gunned down as he returned to his home in the Madina area of the capital, Accra, on Wednesday night, in a killing that sparked outrage. Hus ...

The Canadian government is leaving no stone unturned as it tries to determine what happened to a Canadian woman and her Italian partner reported missing in West Africa. Edith Blais, 34, and her companion Luca Tacchetto, 30, were last seen on December 15 travelling by car in Burkina Faso, between the town of Bobo-Dioulasso and the capital Ouagado ...

Police have questioned Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong over Wednesday's murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a member of Tiger Eye Private Investigations led by renowned journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Agyapong previously appeared on television and made threats against Hussein-Suale following an investigation into corruption in Gh ...

Five suspects, including a Canadian citizen, appeared in a Kenyan court Friday in connection with an Islamist attack on a Nairobi hotel complex that left 21 dead. A magistrate granted a request from the prosecution to detain the four men and one woman for 30 days while investigations continue. The suspects are accused of possible involvement ...

France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced a five-step emergency plan to be implemented if British Parliament does not approve a deal to exit the European Union. French parliament is expected to pass the bill on Thursday. We want to be ready to protect the interests of our citizens, said Philippe, speaking with 14 ministries involv ...

A Ghanian undercover journalist who helped expose corruption in African football has been shot dead in the capital, triggering widespread outrage and demands for authorities to bring his killers to justice. Ahmed Husein, 34, was gunned down as he returned to his home in the Madina area of Accra on Wednesday night. The reporter was part of a t ...

The victims of an Islamist attack on a hotel and office complex in Nairobi include a Kenyan football blogger, an American who survived 9/11 and two best friends working to bring peace to Somalia. Here is a little bit more information on some of the 21 victims. A CCTV operator CCTV operator Dedrick Limisi, 47, was shot trying to re ...

Ghanaian police on Thursday opened an investigation after an undercover journalist who helped expose corruption in African football was shot dead. Our men are on the ground currently gathering information , said the director of the criminal investigations department, Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Dankwa Everyone connected to this murder will be invi ...

Arrested Mozambican journalist Amade Abubacar was moved from a military facility to a civil prison on Thursday, where he will await trial, a regional media freedom organisation told AFP. Abubacar was arrested on 5 January while interviewing displaced people who were fleeing attacks by jihadists in Macomia, a small town in one of the areas worst ...

The body of a white man with gunshot wounds has been found in a northern region of Burkina Faso where jihadists have carried out attacks, a security official told AFP Thursday. The body was found late on Wednesday in Siega in Soum province, and is being taken to Dori for identification, the source said. Last month, 34-year-old Canadian ai ...

A Ghanaian undercover journalist who helped expose corruption in African football has been shot dead in the capital Accra, police said Thursday. Ahmed Husein was part of a team led by award-winning journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, whose probe led to the resignation of the head of the Ghana Football Association. Dozens of football referees and o ...

Mozambique's Renamo opposition party on Thursday elected Ossufo Momade as its leader ahead of a general election this year, replacing veteran rebel Afonso Dhlakama who died suddenly last May. Momade had been acting leader of Renamo since the death of Dhlakama, who had led recent peace talks with the government. Renamo, a political party that ...